Become a member and subscribe Login

Why Sunsuper likes hedge funds

David Rowley

August 20, 2014

One of Australia’s largest superannuation funds,
Continue Reading

A Top1000funds.com subscription unlocks the full article

Join the global institutional investment platform read by the world's largest asset owners, fund managers and consultants.

New here

Create an account

Complimentary to register. We'll verify your details and grant access to the archive, our newsletters and the Asset Owner Directory (enhanced features coming soon).
Register now
Already a member

Sign in

Already activated your account? Sign in to continue reading and access your saved articles, preferences and member-only content.
Asset owners get permanent complimentary access. Learn more about memberships

, , , , , ,

Asset Owner:Future FundAustralian Retirement Trust

Leave a Comment

More from this fund

Future Fund: AI world order defined by US-China split will hurt capital owners

Darcy Song

August 10, 2026

ART homes in on balance sheet management as Australian system enters new liquidity era

Darcy Song

July 30, 2026

How the Future Fund built a TPA culture that scales

Lachlan Maddock

June 12, 2026

Future Fund looks to slash external tech spend in cost-cutting drive

Lachlan Maddock

April 15, 2026

Rest Super’s selective approach to PE pays off as program comes of age

Rest Super’s selective approach to PE pays off as program comes of age

A concentrated bet on fewer, better GP relationships is paying off for one of Australia's largest superannuation funds. Built on selective manager and deal selection rather than a broad roster, the A$112 billion ($78 billion) Rest Super delivered private equity returns more than double the peer average last financial year, as the fund proactively courts top-tier PE firms instead of waiting to be approached.

Darcy Song

August 13, 2026

Texas ERS reallocates to managers to help navigate concentrated equity market

Sarah Rundell

August 10, 2026

COAERS finds rich pickings in PE secondaries; warns of retail risk

Sarah Rundell

July 27, 2026

Why sustainability pays for US timberland manager RMS

Sarah Rundell

July 22, 2026

Why UniSuper CIO thinks the data centre party is over

Lachlan Maddock

July 14, 2026

Sort content by

Infrastructure investors hunt decarbonisation pathways

Investors discuss the importance of being able to decarbonise infrastructure assets over the long-term. It's leading to lacklustre appetite for investments that can't - like airports.

Sarah Rundell

April 21, 2022

PPF’s Kenneth warns PE investors face tougher times ahead

The CIO of the United Kingdom's Pension Protection Fund warns that traditional private equity models are no longer going to reap the same return. It's led the fund to explore opportunities in the European mid-market.

Sarah Rundell

April 14, 2022

Performance variation impacts treatment of infrastructure: PGIM

Historical performance and cash flow characteristics differ enormously among infrastructure asset sectors, and even between assets of the same sector, says the vice president of PGIM IAS’ private assets research program. But scarcity of data makes infrastructure performance notoriously hard to study.

Jack Smith

March 16, 2022

Private equity boom also holds challenges for Oregon

It's been a white hot year for private equity but challenges in the asset class continue for investors, like the impact on total asset allocation given massive appreciations in portfolio values, plus slow distributions from GPs. We look at Oregon Public Employee Retirement Fund’s large private equity portfolio.

Sarah Rundell

February 08, 2022

SWFs invest record amounts in VC

SWFs invested record amounts into venture capital last year with VC allocations ballooning. Overall assets were boosted by four new SWFs: Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cape Verde and Rio de Janeiro. While Israel, Namibia, Bahamas and Mozambique will all launch this year.

Sarah Rundell

January 13, 2022

Real estate’s risks and opportunities ahead

As the demise of the office component in real estate allocations continues investors are favouring data centres, warehousing and low cost accommodation.

Sarah Rundell

November 11, 2021

Previous
Load more

Fiduciary Investors Podcast Series

Listen to Podcast

Subscribe now to

Become a member and subscribe

Join Now

Top1000funds.com is the market leading news and analysis site for the world’s largest institutional investors. It focuses on leading the global investment industry to continuous improvement through case studies of best practice in governance and decision making, portfolio construction and efficient portfolio management, fees and costs, and sustainable investing.

The publication pushes the industry to question whether status quo processes and behaviours to tackle risks and opportunities will be sufficient in the future, and actively campaigns for diversity, sustainability, transparency, innovation and better alignment of fees in the investment industry.

Top1000funds.com is read by investment professionals in more than 40 countries.

Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Cookie Policy | AI Editorial Policy